I'm not fat

People kid me a bit
About my waist

They ask me where
I picked up that spare tire

I think what they say
Is in really poor taste

And it hurts my feelings
And raises my ire

So I’m going to start
To stop…being so huffy

Start telling them I’m not fat
…I’m just fluffy

poem by David Whalen
Submitted by Poetry Lover
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